FITTER

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT & ENTREPRENEURSHIP
DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF TRAINING

COMPETENCY BASED CURRICULUM

FITTER
(Duration: Two Years)

CRAFTSMEN TRAINING SCHEME (CTS)

NSQF LEVEL- 5

SECTOR – PRODUCTION & MANUFACTURING

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8. SYLLABUS

First Semester
Duration: Six Month

Week Ref. Learning Professional Skills Professional Knowledge

No. Outcome with Indicative hrs.
1. Recognize & 1. Importance of trade training, List
comply safe of tools & Machinery used in the
working practices, trade. (1 hr.)
environment 2. Safety attitude development of the
regulation and trainee by educating them to use
housekeeping. Personal Protective Equipment
(PPE). (5 hrs.)
3. First Aid Method and basic
training.(2 hrs.)
4. Safe disposal of waste materials
like cotton waste, metal
chips/burrs etc. (2 hrs.)
5. Hazard identification and
avoidance. (2 hrs.)
6. Safety signs for Danger, Warning,
caution & personal safety
message.(1 hrs.)
7. Preventive measures for electrical
accidents & steps to be taken in
such accidents.(2 hrs.)
8. Use of Fire extinguishers.(7 hrs.)
9. Practice and understand
precautions to be followed while
working in fitting jobs. (2 hrs.)
10. Safe use of tools and equipments
used in the trade. (1 hrs.)
2. Plan and organize 11. Identification of tools
the work to make &equipments as per desired
job as per specifications for marking &
specification sawing. (5 hrs.)
applying different 12. Selection of material as per
types of basic application.(1 hrs.)
13. Visual inspection of raw material
fitting operation and
for rusting, scaling, corrosion
Check for etc.(1 hrs.)
dimensional 14. Marking out lines, gripping
accuracy. [Basic suitably in vice jaws, hacksawing
fitting operation – to given dimensions. (10 hrs.)
marking, 15. Sawing different types of metals of
Hacksawing, different sections. (8 hrs.)
All necessary guidance to be provided to
the new comers to become familiar with
the working of Industrial Training
Institute system including stores
procedures.
Soft Skills, its importance and Job area
after completion of training.
Importance of safety and general
precautions observed in the in the
industry/shop floor.
Introduction of First aid. Operation of
electrical mains and electrical safety.
Introduction of PPEs.
Response to emergencies e.g.; power
failure, fire, and system failure.
Importance of housekeeping & good
shop floor practices. Introduction to 5S
concept & its application.
Occupational Safety & Health: Health,
Safety and Environment guidelines,
legislations & regulations as applicable.
Basic understanding on Hot work,
confined space work and material
handling equipment.
Linear measurements- its units, dividers,
calipers, hermaphrodite, centre punch,
dot punch, their description and uses of
different types of hammers. Description,
use and care of „V‟ Blocks, marking off
table.

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Chiseling, Filing,
Drilling, Taping
and Grinding etc.
Accuracy: ±
0.25mm]
3. -do- 16. Filing Channel, Parallel. (5 hrs.)
17. Filing- Flat and square (Rough
finish), (10 hrs.)
18. Filing practice, surface filing,
marking of straight and parallel
lines with odd leg calipers and
steel rule. (5 hrs.)
19. Marking practice with dividers,
odd leg calipers and steel rule
(circles, ARCs, parallel lines).
(5 hrs.)
4. -do- 20. Marking off straight lines and
ARCs using scribing block and
dividers. (5 hrs.)
21. Chipping flat surfaces along a
marked line. (10 hrs.)
22. Marking, filing, filing square and
check using tri-square.(10 hrs.)
5&6 -do- 23. Marking according to simple blue
prints for locating, position of
holes, scribing lines on chalked
surfaces with marking tools. (20
hrs.)
24. Finding center of round bar with
the help of „V‟ block and marking
block. (5 hrs.)
25. Joining straight line to an ARC.(25
hrs.)
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Bench vice construction, types, uses, care
& maintenance, vice clamps, hacksaw
frames and blades, specification,
description, types and their uses, method
of using hacksaws.
Files- specifications, description,
materials, grades, cuts, file elements,
uses. Types of files, care and
maintenance of files.
Measuring standards (English, Metric
Units), angular measurements.
Marking off and layout tools, dividers,
scribing block, odd leg calipers, punches-
description, classification, material, care
& maintenance.
Try square, ordinary depth gauge,
protractor- description, uses and cares.
Calipers- types, material, constructional
details, uses, care & maintenance of cold
chisels- materials, types, cutting angles.
Marking media, marking blue, Prussian
blue, red lead, chalk and their special
application, description.
Use, care and maintenance of scribing
block.
Surface plate and auxiliary marking
equipment, „V‟ block, angle plates,
parallel block, description, types, uses,
accuracy, care and maintenance.
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7& -do- 26. Chipping, Chamfering, Chip slots
8. & oils grooves (Straight).(10 hrs.)
27. Filing flat, square, and parallel to
an accuracy of 0.5mm. (10 hrs.)
28. Chip curve along a line-mark out,
key ways at various angles & cut
key ways.(15 hrs.)
29. Sharpening of Chisel.(5 hrs.)
30. File thin metal to an accuracy of
0.5 mm.(10 hrs.)
Physical properties of engineering metal:
colour, weight, structure, and
conductivity, magnetic, fusibility,
specific gravity. Mechanical properties:
ductility, malleability hardness,
brittleness, toughness, tenacity, and
elasticity.

9. -do- 31. Saw along a straight line, curved Power Saw, band saw, Circular saw
line, on different sections of machines used for metal cutting.
metal.(15 hrs.)
32. Straight saw on thick section, M.S.
angle and pipes.(10 hrs.)

10. -do- 33. File steps and finish with smooth Micrometer- outside and inside –
file to accuracy of ± 0.25 mm. principle, constructional features, parts
(10 hrs.) graduation, leading, use and care.
34. File and saw on M.S. Square and Micrometer depth gauge, parts,
pipe. (5 hrs.) graduation, leading, use and care. Digital
micrometer.

11. -do- 35. File radius along a marked line Vernier calipers, principle, construction,
(Convex & concave) & match. graduations, reading, use and care.
(15 hrs.) Vernier bevel protractor, construction,
36. Chip sheet metal (shearing). graduations, reading, use and care, dial
(5 hrs.) Vernier Caliper, Digital verniercaliper.
37. Chip step and file. (5 hrs.)

12. -do- 38. Mark off and drill through holes. Drilling processes: common type (bench
(5 hrs.) type, pillar type, radial type), gang and
39. Drill and tap on M.S. flat. (10 hrs.) multiple drilling machine.
40. Punch letter and number (letter Determination of tap drill size.
punch and number punch) (5 hrs.)
41. Practice use of different
punches.(5 hrs.)

13. Manufacture simple 42. Marking of straight lines, circles, Safety precautions to be observed in a
sheet metal items as profiles and various geometrical sheet metal workshop, sheet and sizes,
per drawing and join shapes and cutting the sheets with Commercial sizes and various types of
them by soldering, snips. (15 hrs.) metal sheets, coated sheets and their uses
brazing and riveting. 43. Marking out of simple as per BIS specifications. Shearing
development (5 hrs.) machine- description, parts and uses.
44. Marking out for flaps for soldering

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and sweating.(5 hrs.)
14 & -do- 45. Make various joints: wiring,
15. hemming, soldering and brazing,
form locked, grooved and knocked
up single hem straight and curved
edges form double hemming,.(15
hrs.)
46. Punch holes-using hollow and
solid punches. (2 hrs.)
47. Do lap and butt joints.(8 hrs.)
16. -do- 48. Bend sheet metal into various
curvature form, wired edges-
straight and curves. Fold sheet
metal at angle using stakes. (8 hrs.)
49. Make simple Square container
with wired edge and fix handle.(17
hrs.)
17. -do- 50. Make square tray with square
soldered corner.(15 hrs.)
51. Practice in soft soldering and silver
soldering. (10 hrs.)
18. Join metal 52. Make riveted lap and butt joint.(9
component by arc hrs.)
welding observing 53. Make funnel as per development
standard procedure. and solder joints.(10 hrs.)
54. Drill for riveting. (1 hrs.)
55. Riveting with as many types of
rivet as available, use of counter
sunk head rivets. (5 hrs.)
19. Cut and join metal 56. Welding - Striking and
component by gas maintaining ARC, laying Straight-
(oxy-acetylene) line bead.(25 hrs.)
20. Cut and join metal 57. Making square, butt joint and „T‟
component by gas fillet joint-gas and ARC. (15 hrs.)
(oxy-acetylene) 58. Do setting up of flames, fusion
& runs with and without filler rod,
and gas.(10 hrs.)
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Marking and measuring tools, wing
compass, Prick punch, tin man‟s square
tools, snips, types and uses. Tin man‟s
hammers and mallets type-sheet metal
tools, Soldering iron, types,
specifications, uses. Trammel-
description, parts, uses. Hand grooves-
specifications and uses.
Stakes-bench types, parts, their uses.
Various types of metal joints, their
selection and application, tolerance for
various joints, their selection &
application. Wired edges.
Solder and soldering: Introduction-types
of solder and flux. Composition of
various types of solders and their heating
media of soldering iron. Method of
soldering, selection and application-
joints. Hard solder- Introduction, types
and method of brazing.
Various rivets shape and form of heads,
importance of correct head size.
Rivets-Tin man‟s rivets types, sizes, and
selection for various works.
Riveting tools, dolly snaps description
and uses. Method of riveting,
The spacing of rivets. Flash riveting, use
of correct tools, compare hot and cold
riveting.
Safety-importance of safety and general
precautions observed in a welding shop.
Precautions in electric and gas welding.
(Before, during, after) Introduction to
safety equipment and their uses.
Machines and accessories, welding
transformer, welding generators.
Welding hand tools: Hammers, welding
description, types and uses, description,
principle, method of operating, carbon
dioxide welding. H.P. welding
equipment: description, principle,
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Join metal method of operating L.P. welding
components by equipment: description, principle,
riveting observing method of operating. Types of Joints-
standard procedure. Butt and fillet as per BIS SP: 46-1988
specifications. Gases and gas cylinder
description, kinds, main difference and
uses.
21. Cut and join metal 59. Make butt weld and corner, fillet Setting up parameters for ARC welding
component by gas in ARC welding(25 hrs.) machines-selection of Welding
(oxy-acetylene) electrodes. Care to be taken in keeping
electrode.

22. Join metal 60. Gas cutting of MS plates(25 hrs.) Oxygen acetylene cutting-machine
components by description, parts, uses, method of
riveting observing handling, cutting torch-description, parts,
standard procedure. function and uses.

23-25 Revision

26 Examination

NOTE: -

1. More emphasis to be given on video/real-life pictures during theoretical classes. Some real-
life pictures/videos of industry on machine fitting, alignment of pump-motor, fitting of pipes &
tubes, assembling jobs, maintenance work, etc., may be shown to the trainees to give a feel of
Industry and their future assignment.

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Second Semester
Duration: Six Month

Week Learning Outcome Professional Skills Professional Knowledge

No. with Indicative hrs.
27. Produce components 61. Mark off and drill through holes. Drill- material, types, (Taper shank,
by different (5 hrs.) straight shank) parts and sizes. Drill
operations and 62. Drill on M.S. flat. (1 hrs.) angle-cutting angle for different
check accuracy 63. File radius and profile to suit materials, cutting speed feed. R.P.M. for
using appropriate gauge.(13 hrs.) different materials. Drill holding devices-
measuring 64. Sharpening of Drills.(1 hrs.) material, construction and their uses.
instruments.[Differe 65. Practice use of angular measuring
nt Operations - instrument. (5 hrs.)
Drilling, Reaming,
Taping, Dieing;
Appropriate
Measuring
Instrument –
Vernier, Screw
Gauge, Micrometer]

28. -do- 66. Counter sink, counter bore and
ream split fit (three piece fitting).(5
hrs.)
67. Drill through hole and blind
holes.(2 hrs.)
68. Form internal threads with taps to
standard size (through holes and
blind holes).(3 hrs.)
69. Prepare studs and bolt.(15 hrs.)
29. -do- 70. Form external threads with dies to
standard size. (10 hrs.)
71. Prepare nuts and match with
bolts.(15 hrs.)
30. -do- 72. File and make Step fit, angular fit,
angle, surfaces (Bevel gauge
accuracy 1 degree).(15 hrs.)
73. Make simple open and sliding
fits.(10 hrs.)
Counter sink, counter bore and spot
facing-tools and nomenclature, Reamer-
material, types (Hand and machine
reamer), kinds, parts and their uses,
determining hole size (or reaming),
Reaming procedure.
Screw threads: terminology, parts, types
and their uses. Screw pitch gauge:
material parts and uses. Taps British
standard (B.S.W., B.S.F., B.A. & B.S.P.)
and metric /BIS (course and fine)
material, parts (shank body, flute, cutting
edge).
Tap wrench: material, parts, types (solid
&adjustable types) and their uses
removal of broken tap, studs (tap stud
extractor).
Dies: British standard, metric and BIS
standard, material, parts, types, Method
of using dies. Die stock: material, parts
and uses.
Drill troubles: causes and remedy.
Equality of lips, correct clearance, dead
centre, length of lips. Drill kinds:
Fraction, metric, letters and numbers,
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31. -do- 74. Enlarge hole and increase internal Grinding wheel: Abrasive, grade
dia. (2 hrs.) structures, bond, specification, use,
75. File cylindrical surfaces.(5 hrs.) mounting and dressing. Selection of
76. Make open fitting of curved grinding wheels. Bench grinder parts and
profiles.(18 hrs.) use.
Radius/fillet gauge, feeler gauge, hole
gauge, and their uses, care and
maintenance.
32. -do- 77. Correction of drill location by Pig Iron: types of pig Iron, properties and
binding previously drilled hole.(5 uses.
hrs.) Cast Iron: types, properties and uses.
78. Make inside square fit. (20 hrs.)

33. Make different fit of 79. Make sliding „T‟ fit.(25 hrs.) Interchangeability: Necessity in Engg,
components for field definition, BIS. Definition, types of
assembling as per limit, terminology of limits and fits-basic
required tolerance size, actual size, deviation, high and low
observing principle limit, zero line, tolerance zone Different
of interchangeability standard systems of fits and limits.
and check for British standard system, BIS system
functionality.
[Different Fit –
Sliding, Angular,
Step fit, ‘T’ fit,
Square fit and
Profile fit; Required
tolerance: ±0.04
mm, angular
tolerance: 30 min.]

34. -do- 80. File fit- combined, open angular Method of expressing tolerance as per
and sliding sides. (10 hrs.) BIS Fits: Definition, types, description of
81. File internal angles 30minutes each with sketch. Vernier height gauge:
accuracy open, angular fit.(15 hrs.) material construction, parts, graduations
(English & Metric) uses, care and
maintenance.
35- -do- 82. Make sliding fit with angles other Wrought iron- : properties and uses.
36. than 90o.(25 hrs.) Steel: plain carbon steels, types,
properties and uses.
Non-ferrous metals (copper, aluminum,
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37. -do- 83. Scrap on flat surfaces, curved Simple scraper- circular, flat, half round,
surfaces and parallel surfaces and triangular and hook scraper and their
test. (5 hrs.) uses. Blue matching of scraped surfaces
84. Make & assemble, sliding flats, (flat and curved bearing surfaces)
plain surfaces. (15 hrs.)
85. Check for blue math of bearing
surfaces- both flat and curved
surfaces by wit worth method.(5
hrs.)
38. -do- 86. File and fit combined radius and Vernier micrometer, material, parts,
angular surface (accuracy ± 0.5 graduation, use, care and maintenance.
mm), angular and radius fit. (18 Calibration of measuring instruments.
hrs.) Introduction to mechanical fasteners and
87. Locate accurate holes & make its uses.
accurate hole for stud fit.(2 hrs.) Screw thread micrometer: Construction,
88. Fasten mechanical components / graduation and use.
sub-assemblies together using
screws, bolts and collars using
hand tools.(5 hrs.)
39. -do- 89. Make sliding fits assembly with Dial test indicator, construction, parts,
parallel and angular mating material, graduation, Method of use, care
surface. (± 0.04 mm)(25 hrs.) and maintenance. Digital dial indicator.
Comparators-measurement of quality in
the cylinder bores.
40. Produce components 90. Lathe operations- Safely precautions to be observed while
involving different 91. True job on four jaw chuck using working on a lathe, Lathe specifications,
operations on lathe knife tool.(5 hrs.) and constructional features. Lathe main
observing standard 92. Face both the ends for holding parts descriptions- bed, head stock,
procedure and check between centers. (9 hrs.) carriage, tail stock, feeding and thread
for accuracy. 93. Using roughing tool parallel turn ± cutting mechanisms. Holding of job
[Different 0.1 mm. (10 hrs.) between centers, works with catch plate,
Operations – facing, 94. Measure the diameter using dog, simple description of a facing and
plain turning, step outside caliper and steel rule.(1 roughing tool and their applications.
turning, parting, hrs.)
chamfering,
shoulder turn,
grooving, knurling,
boring, taper
turning, threading
(external ‘V’ only)]

41. -do- 95. Holding job in three jaw chuck.(2
hrs.)
96. Perform the facing, plain turn, step
turn, parting, deburr, chamfer-
corner, round the ends, and use
Lathe cutting tools- Nomenclature of
single point & multipoint cutting tools,
Tool selection based on different
requirements and necessity of correct
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form tools. (11 hrs.) type tools, cutting speed and feed and
97. Shoulder turn: square, filleted, comparison for H.S.S., carbide tools. Use
beveled undercut shoulder, of coolants and lubricants.
turning-filleted under cut, square
beveled.(11 hrs.)
98. Sharpening of -Single point
Tools.(1 hrs.)
42. -do- 99. Cut grooves- square, round, „V‟ Chucks and chucking the independent
groove. (10 hrs.) four-jaw chuck. Reversible features of
100. Make a mandrel-turn diameter to jaws, the back plate, Method of clearing
sizes. (5 hrs.) the thread of the chuck-mounting and
101. Knurl the job.(1 hrs.) dismounting, chucks, chucking true, face
102. Bore holes –spot face, pilot drill, plate, drilling - method of holding drills
enlarge hole using boring tools. in the tail stock, Boring tools and
(9 hrs.) enlargement of holes.
43. -do- 103. Make a bush step bore-cut General turning operations- parallel or
recess, turn hole diameter to straight, turning. Stepped turning,
sizes.(5 hrs.) grooving, and shape of tools for the
104. Turn taper (internal and above operations. Appropriate method of
external).(10 hrs.) holding the tool on tool post or tool rest,
105. Turn taper pins. (5 hrs.) Knurling: - tools description, grade, uses,
106. Turn standard tapers to suit with speed and feed, coolant for knurling,
gauge.(5 hrs.) speed, feed calculation.
Taper – definition, use and method of
expressing tapers. Standard tapers-taper,
calculations morse taper.
44. -do- 107. Practice threading using taps, Screw thread definition – uses and
dies on lathe by hand. (2 hrs.) application. Square, worm, buttress,
108. Make external „V‟ thread.(8 hrs.) acme ( non standard-screw threads),
109. Prepare a nut and match with the Principle of cutting screw thread in
bolt.(15 hrs.) centre lathe –principle of chasing the
screw thread – use of centre gauge,
setting tool for cutting internal and
external threads, use of screw pitch
gauge for checking the screw thread.
45– Plan & perform 110. Simple repair work: Simple Maintenance
46. simple repair, assembly of machine parts from -Total productive maintenance
overhauling of blue prints. (15 hrs.) -Autonomous maintenance
different machines 111. Rectify possible assembly faults -Routine maintenance
and check for during assembly.(19 hrs.) -Maintenance schedule
functionality. 112. Perform the routine maintenance -Retrieval of data from machine manuals
[Different Machines with check list (10 hrs.) Preventive maintenance-objective and
– Drill Machine, 113. Monitor machine as per routine function of Preventive maintenance,
Power Saw, Bench checklist (3 hrs.) section inspection. Visual and detailed,
Grinder and Lathe] 114. Read pressure gauge, lubrication survey, system of symbol and
temperature gauge, oil level (1 colour coding. Revision, simple
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115. Set pressure in pneumatic system and reference table. Possible causes for
(2 hrs.) assembly failures and remedies.

47. -do- 116. Assemble simple fitting using Assembling techniques such as aligning,
dowel pins and tap screw bending, fixing, mechanical jointing,
assembly using torque wrench. threaded jointing, sealing, and torquing.
(25 hrs.) Dowel pins: material, construction, types,
accuracy and uses.
48- In-plant training / Project work
49 1. Pipe Fixture
2. Adjustable Clamp
3. Hermaphrodite/ Inside Caliper
4. Chuck Key
50- Revision
51.
52. Examination

Note: -

1. Some of the sample project works (indicative only) are given against each semester.
2. Instructor may design their own project and also inputs from local industry may be taken
for designing such new project.
3. The project should broadly covered maximum skills in the particular trade and must
involve some problem solving skill. Emphasis should be on Teamwork: Knowing the
power of synergy/ collaboration, Work to be assigned in a group (Group of at least 4
trainees). The group should demonstrate Planning, Execution, Contribution and
application of Learning. They need to submit Project report.
4. If the instructor feels that for execution of specific project more time is required than he
may plan accordingly to produce components/ sub-assemblies in appropriate time i.e.,
may be in the previous semester or during execution of normal trade practical.
5. More emphasis to be given on video/real-life pictures during theoretical classes. Some
real-life pictures/videos of industry on machine fitting, alignment of pump-motor, fitting
of pipes & tubes, assembling jobs, maintenance work, etc., may be shown to the trainees
to give a feel of Industry and their future assignment.

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